Vikkhambhana (nt.) [vi+khambha+na] withdrawal of support, stopping (the nīvaraṇas or any evil influences or corruptions: kilesa˚), arresting, paralysing; elimination, discarding Ps ii.179; Nd1 6; Nd2 338, 606b; J iii.15 (kilesa˚+metta -- bhāvana -- jhān' uppatti); iv.17; Vism320; Sdhp 455. -- Usually in foll. cpds.: ˚pahāna elimination (of character -- blemishes) by discarding J ii.230; Nd2 203; Vism 5; DhsA 352; SnA 19; ˚vimutti emancipation by elimination Jii.35; ˚viveka arrest by aloofness DhsA 12, 164; Vism 140, 141.